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Risky or Not?

Don Schaffner and Ben Chapman

Risky or Not is a short podcast from Professor Ben Chapman from North Carolina State University, and Dr. Don Schaffner from Rutgers University. Dr. Don and Professor Chapman promise to do their best not to waffle, dither, dissemble or equivocate, and to give straight up answers about whether something is risky or not.

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12:14

910. Eating at a Two Star Michelin Restaurant With a...

Risky or Not? ·

2026/04/03

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating at a two star Michelin restaurant with a one star hygiene rating Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Two-star Michelin restaurant in Wales handed one-star hygiene rating | Wales | The Guardian Food Hygiene Rating Scheme | Food Standards Agency Ynyshir restaurant & rooms | Rating Business Details | Food Hygiene Ratings

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09:21

909. Bulging Yogurt at Elevation

Risky or Not? ·

2026/04/01

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from consuming yogurt that was bulging after transport to a higher elevation. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Inflated yogurt safe to eat? Bursted air out when opened, looks and smells fine : r/isthissafetoeat If You See Bloated Food Packaging, This Is What It Means | Taste of Home Dull Men's Club® | I live at 6400 feet elevation | Facebook Is Food Safe If Its Package Is Bulging? | HuffPost Life

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13:13

908. Using Butter Rubbed on a Dirty Pan

Risky or Not? ·

2026/03/30

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using butter that was rubbed on a dirty pan. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Applied Dairy Microbiology - Google Books Outbreak of Listeria Monocytogenes Serotype 3a Infections from Butter in Finland | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic Amazon.com | Popcorn & Butter Matching His & Hers Couples Stainless Steel Insulated Tumbler: Tumblers & Water Glasses

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23:43

907. Vegetables Grown in Soil with Composted...

Risky or Not? ·

2026/03/27

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating vegetables grown in soil with composted botulinum toxin. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Composting At Home | US EPA Temperature Effects on Botulinum A Toxin.∗ - T. E. Cartwright, Max A. Lauffer, 1958 Methods and microbial risks associated with composting of animal carcasses in the United States Avian botulism - Wikipedia Manure contamination with Clostridium botulinum after avian botulism outbreaks: management and

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20:44

906. White Castle Burgers in a Cooler for 12 Hours

Risky or Not? ·

2026/03/25

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating White Castle burgers in a cooler for 12 hours. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ White Castle (restaurant) - Wikipedia Menu | Krystal Restaurants Wilson, North Carolina - Wikipedia Like a Local: Wilson | Our State Conetoe, North Carolina - Wikipedia Wendell, North Carolina - Wikipedia Wendell Pierce - Wikipedia SQFI | SQF Unites 2026 ComBase Home USDA FSIS C. perfringens Risk Assessment Executive Summary Incidence of Clostridium

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10:27

905. Eating With Poopy Fingernail Hands

Risky or Not? ·

2026/03/23

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating with poopy fingernail hands. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 A large outbreak of antibiotic-resistant shigellosis at a mass gathering - PubMed Rainbow Gathering - Wikipedia

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08:53

904. Dishwasher Hot Dogs

Risky or Not? ·

2026/03/20

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from making hot dogs in your dishwasher. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Instagram reel of dishwasher hotdogs Why It's Never A Good Idea To Cook Your Food In A Dishwasher

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12:48

903. Three Month Old Compound Butter

Risky or Not? ·

2026/03/18

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from three month old refrigerated compound butter. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 The Wire - Wikipedia Compound butter - Wikipedia Kitchen Confidential - Wikipedia The effects of butter characteristics on the growth of Listeria monocytogenes - VOYSEY - 2009 - International Journal of Dairy Technology - Wiley Online Library Exposure of Listeria monocytogenes within an epidemic caused by butter in Finland - ScienceDirect

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13:07

902. Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder

Risky or Not? ·

2026/03/16

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Saint Patrick's Day - Wikipedia Shamrock Shake (Small): Calories and Ingredients | McDonald's Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder - Wikipedia David Bowie, Bing Crosby and the story of the strangest Christmas duet ever | CBC Music Read Bing Crosby – Who Threw the Overalls In Mrs. Murphy's Chowder? Lyrics | Genius Lyrics Who Threw The

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13:22

901. Coffee Made in a Coffee Maker Used to "Wash"...

Risky or Not? ·

2026/03/13

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of drinking coffee from a coffee pot used to wash underware. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 health influencer's video / X Urban Dictionary: mann's assumption AeroPress Go Travel Coffee Press | Camping Coffee Maker Neat Traveler Case Complete Travel Kit for Spirits – Aged&Ore How hot is the water in the brewer? | Knowledge Article

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21:38

900. Dried Garlic in Cold Process Soap

Risky or Not? ·

2026/03/11

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of making garlic soap. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Whisky - Wikipedia Irish coffee - Wikipedia Chumbawamba - Tubthumping - YouTube Wild Waters Soapery Garlic Soap | Don't Eat It! Soap and Skin Care Garlic-in-oil associated botulism: episode leads to product modification. | AJPH | Vol. 80 Issue 11 Garlic-in-oil associated botulism: episode leads to product modification. Conservative prediction of time to Clostridium

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11:18

899. Wine From Grapes Grazed by Goats

Risky or Not? ·

2026/03/09

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from drinking wine from grapes grazed by goats. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Goats Do Roam Red - Fairview Marketplace What is Côtes du Rhône? | Wine Enthusiast Magazine Mississippi Pot Roast {The BEST Pot Roast EVER} - Belle of the Kitchen Cryptosporidium, an important enteric pathogen in goats – A review - ScienceDirect A Simple Alcohol-based Method of Oocyst Inactivation for Use in the Development of Detection Assays for

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09:03

898. Flipping Veggie Wings With Unwashed Hands

Risky or Not? ·

2026/03/06

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from flipping veggie wings with unwashed hands. Fedica text: Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Vegan Buffalo Nuggets | MorningStar Farms® Kourosh Dini | Mind, Music, and Productivity

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12:52

897. Cooked Brown Rice Infested With Pantry Moths

Risky or Not? ·

2026/03/04

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating eating cooked brown rice infested with pantry moths. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Indianmeal moth - Wikipedia Tyndallization - Wikipedia The Best Way to Cook to Brown Rice Is the Pasta Method | The Kitchn Influence of diets and developmental stages on microbiota associated with the Indian Meal Moth Plodia interpunctella

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14:50

896. Not Washing a Cats Water Bowl for a Week

Risky or Not? ·

2026/03/02

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from not washing a pets water bowl for a week. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 How Often Should You Wash Dog Bowls for Food and Water? Clean the Germiest Home Items | NSF Pet feeding habits and the microbiological contamination of dog food bowls: effect of feed type, cleaning method and bowl material - PubMed Survey evaluation of dog owners' feeding practices and dog bowls' hygiene assessment in domestic settings | PLOS

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13:45

895. Caramel Apple That's Been Shipped Priority Mail

Risky or Not? ·

2026/02/27

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating a candied or caramel apple that's been shipped priority mail. Dr. Don - risky ☣️ Professor Ben - risky ☣️ Growth of Listeria monocytogenes within a Caramel-Coated Apple Microenvironment | mBio Fate of Listeria monocytogenes in Fresh Apples and Caramel Apples - ScienceDirect Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Commercially Produced, Prepackaged Caramel Apples Made from Bidart Bros. Apples | Listeria | CDC Listeria and candied and

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17:43

894. Pizza Sold by a Person That Broke Into the...

Risky or Not? ·

2026/02/25

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from Eating pizza sold by a person that broke into a pizza restaurant. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Burglary - Wikipedia Man breaks into Little Caesars and sells pizzas, NC cops say | Raleigh News & Observer Microbiological Quality and Safety of Pizza Held Out of Temperature Control in University Dining Halls - ScienceDirect Herman Cain - Wikipedia Herman Cain: An implausible candidate - CBS News

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11:43

893. Eating an Opened Two-Year-Old 5-Pound Gummy Bear

Risky or Not? ·

2026/02/23

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating an opened two-year-old 5-pound gummy bear Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 GGB Candies - Giant Gummy Bears - The Original Manufacturer Osmosis Experiment With Gummy Bears Longer Contact Times Increase Cross-Contamination of Enterobacter aerogenes from Surfaces to Food - PubMed

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13:27

892. Food From a Distribution Center With a Class II...

Risky or Not? ·

2026/02/20

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from food from a distribution center with a class II recall Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 Gold Star Distribution Inc., Issues Recall of Certain FDA-Regulated Products in Three States Including Drugs, Devices, Cosmetics, Human Foods, and Pet Foods | FDA Recalled Food List Recalls Background and Definitions | FDA

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12:24

891. Using Fresh Garlic in Sous Vide Cooking

Risky or Not? ·

2026/02/18

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using fresh garlic in sous vide cooking. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 FDA Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance Chapter 13 Conservative prediction of time to Clostridium botulinum toxin formation for use with time-temperature indicators to ensure the safety of foods - PubMed Parameters Determining Inoculated Pack Challenge Study Why you should never use raw garlic for sous vide cooking Sous Vide Short

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